How successful was the Paris Peace Settlement in dealing with the various European problems?
...nes and aeroplanes were forbidden. Also, Germany was forbidden ever to make an alliance with Austria again so as to put down Germanyfs aggression. To protect France and Belgium from future attack from Germany, Rhineland was to be demilitarized for 15 years. Germany had to pay ’6600 millions as reparations for losses and damages caused by the war to the Allies. Theses measures aimed to prevent Germany from starting another war. They also created new states in the Baltics and in the Eastern Europe to keep Russian ideas for expansion. Due to solve the problems of independent, the principle of national self-determination was introduced and applied to redraw the map of Europe. As a result, Poland became an independent state. Many new states were created, such as Yogoslavia and Czechoslovakia. The former Russia provinces of Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithunania were given independent. Establishment of a League of Nations affording mutual guarantees of political independence and territorial integrity to great and small nations alike as it was a peace-keeping body. Its chief aims were to promote world peace and the social and economic well-being of the member states. Some progress was made in settling disputes among small countries and also in the limitation of armaments. It was successful in improving the social and economic conditions of the member nations. However, I think the peace settlement was not totally successful because it failed to bring real peace as the policy of treaty encouraged Germanyfs further aggressions. As the terms of the treaty of Versailles were too harsh, the Germans felt very discontented. Also, Germany was the only one ...